Mike Brignac, covered with sweat and particles from ruined sheetrock and moldy insulation, came to the end of himself. “I’d just had it. I thought, ‘There’s got to be a better way.’” His home in Lake Charles, Louisiana, had taken a direct hit from both Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Portions of the ceiling collapsed, cabinets…
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Year-End Giving 2023
2023 Year in Photos Where Most Needed 012000 $ Give We praise God for what He has done through Samaritan's Purse in 2023. We ministered in Jesus' Name to desperate people around the world, rushing relief to victims of violent conflict, natural disasters, disease, and poverty. From an earthquake in Turkey to war in Ukraine, from wildfires…
Dios obra en un paraíso afligido
“This is something that I’ve never experienced in my 55 years of life,” Lenora shared while looking out over the remnants of her coastal neighborhood. Sweat dripped from her brow as she stood under her battered metal roof. It offered little relief from the heat. A somber confetti of pastel-colored fragments were scattered along the…
Samaritan’s Purse Delivers Thanksgiving Meals in Western North Carolina
Felicia Honeycutt was miles from home at work when the worst of Hurricane Helene hit her community. It took three days for her to get home where she cares for an ailing husband in the Big Creek community of Yancey County, North Carolina. As residents enter Thanksgiving, now, more than two months into an ongoing…
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La aviación de Samaritan’s Purse
RushingHelp and HopeWorldwide Stay Informed About Our Work Sign up to receive email updates on the work of Samaritan's Purse, prayer alerts, and volunteer opportunities. Sign Up Now Aviation has long been an important resource for Samaritan's Purse to use as we respond to disasters worldwide in Jesus’ Name. Our fleet of more than 20 aircraft, operated…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Esperanza tras el paso del tifón Yagi
Samaritan’s Purse has distributed relief supplies to thousands of families in northern Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi decimated the region in early September. Our DC-8 and 757 aircraft transported over 80,000 pounds of aid to the Southeast Asian country from our hangar in Greensboro, North Carolina, soon after floodwaters subsided. Working through our local partners in…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Llega más ayuda humanitaria a Saipán pues nuestra respuesta ante el tifón crece
As islanders awoke Wednesday morning to limited electricity and no running water a week after Typhoon Sinlaku struck, Samaritan’s Purse aircraft touched down again on Saipan, the largest island in the Northern Marianas. The plane carried tons of additional supplies and resources to help the grieving paradise recover. Our 767 brought more relief items—such as…
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Reminded of God’s Faithfulness after Helene
Letis Avila lifted her hands to the Lord in prayer as Hurricane Helene bore down on her western North Carolina home last September. Though the storm took a lot from the Salvadoran mother of two, Letis is still praising God today. Soon after the sky cleared and waters receded, two Samaritan’s Purse staff members arrived…
Proyecto de Ayuda para Crisis & Desastres
Después de Helene, la reconstrucción continúa en el oeste de Carolina del Norte
When Hurricane Helene whipped through the rural community of Millers Creek in western North Carolina last year, it uprooted several trees on Nathan and Haley Eggers’ property and hurled them through the roof of their house. The ceiling collapsed, trapping Haley and her young daughter in the rubble. Thankfully, they were quickly rescued and escaped…
Operation Christmas Child
Cuidamos a Granada después de Beryl
Last summer, Hurricane Beryl ripped through the Windward Islands as a Category 4 storm. The tiny island of Carriacou—20 miles northeast of mainland Grenada and home to nearly 10,000 people—received the brunt of Beryl’s fury. Sustained winds of 150 miles per hour thrashed its shores and whipped through its rolling hills ripping roofs off houses…
